| Camperdown | |
|---|---|
 Camperdown House | |
  Camperdown Location within Dundee City council area  Camperdown Location within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NO358329 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNDEE |
| Postcode district | DD2 |
| Dialling code | 01382 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Camperdown is an area of Dundee, Scotland, best known for Camperdown Park, which is the largest park in the city.
The name is Dutch in origin, being the English version of Kamperduin, a village of the North Holland province (north of Haarlem) on the North Sea coast of the Netherlands. This is because Adam Duncan (1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804), defeated the Dutch fleet off there on 11 October 1797 in the Battle of Camperdown. His home, Camperdown House, was in turn named after this, and then gave its name to the area.
The Dundee Ice Arena is located in the area, on the north side of the Kingsway (A90) ring road. If completed according to 2022 plans (revised in 2023), Dundee F.C.'s new stadium to replace Dens Park would also be sited there.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Dundee FC submits revised plans for new stadium, Scottish Construction Now, 30 May 2022
- ^ Dundee FC makes its case for ring road move, Urban Realm, 21 October 2022
- ^ Dundee release concept image of proposed stadium, BBC Sport, 22 December 2023
- ^ Holmes Miller appointed lead architect for new Dundee FC stadium, Scottish Construction Now, 22 December 2023